Southern Meadow
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 105 ft
- climb
- 710 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Southern Meadow is a short, easy cross-country ski route on County of Monroe Parks Land in New York, managed as county land. The out-and-back path is about a mile long, rising from a low point of 662 feet to a high of 710 feet, with a total climb of 105 feet and a similar drop back. The steepest stretch comes near the start, around 0.19 miles in, with a grade of about 6 percent. Winter is the natural season for the trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victor show January highs around 39°F and lows near 16°F, while December and February run about 40°F by day and below 20°F at night. Spring warms up quickly, with April highs near 55°F. Two other cross-country ski routes, Quaker Pond Trail and East Esker Trail, sit about 0.2 miles away. For hiking, Devil's Bathtub Trail is about 0.7 miles off and Pine Woods Trail about 1.7 miles.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Southern Meadow
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 16°
Feb
37° / 17°
Mar
43° / 24°
Apr
55° / 35°
May
69° / 47°
Jun
77° / 56°
Jul
81° / 61°
Aug
80° / 59°
Sep
73° / 50°
Oct
62° / 41°
Nov
49° / 32°
Dec
40° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victor 2nw, NY, 6.1 mi away at 588 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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